Looks like they’re installing bollards to block cars from entering the mid block connection on the Sherbourne side. As a cyclist, I was hoping they’d leave it open so drivers would stop stopping in the no stopping zone on Sherbourne’s Northbound bike lane.
Since the building has been occupied...
No, we figured that out the first day they put up some cladding: https://urbantoronto.ca/forum/threads/toronto-the-whitfield-130m-39s-menkes-giannone-petricone.29792/post-2110167
Plus it was confirmed when they test painted a section of the cladding red in July...
I’d actually be happy if they move them out away from the building with some tall shrubs that can offer pedestrians some shade. The heat along that stretch in the summer sun is brutal!
They uninstalled the bike racks along The Esplanade and put planters in their space. I guess to compensate for the promised but not delivered trees along the south side of the building?
Many of the trees are in bad shape already. I noticed they already removed most of the tall trees from the courtyard as they died immediately. Here’s a couple more on Sherbourne that are already too far gone.
I'm glad I finally tried it for the first time a couple weeks ago then! It was 3:30am and I was hungry and I'd been waiting years for that exact scenario to try it out. I was able to stack a couple promos and get the pizza for just over $5. It was a decent option for 4AM munchies. Wouldn't make...
Just noticed they installed the new stop signs at Scadding and Princess. No paint yet, and about half the drivers are still driving straight through, probably out of habit.
They were really late with this post. The system was back up and running 4 minutes after this post, because I had a successful ride that started at 7:01pm.